The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10


that poor detective gets chance to
mingle with the fashionable swells as
an equal, and wanted to make the
\ best of II
Whenever thought Of Pillkins -and
! it was often enough to keep me in good
aumor--I could not help but laugh ia
nv sleeve at the trick we were going
! to play on him. To earn hundred
| dollars aud be revenged on your enemy
! at the same time is enough to make
! anybody cheerful, and Miss Philpot
| had no occasion to complain of inatten-
! ton on my part, when in course of the
! evening / claimed her for partner. /
danced her and iced her and walk
ed her four thousand miles, / firmly
| believe, around the big conservatory.
frequently caught the majors eye,
but he smiled the broadest kind of APP
proval, and long before supper time |
had earned the undying hatred of a
score of young fellows who envied me
my good luck in putting the rest of
her admirers in the shade--so to speak.
As the hour grew later / noticed Miss
Philpot began to cast furtive glances
toward the little study. The major,
busy with his guest still took time to
send NE two lines BY 3 servant. bid
ding me to be on my guard. / deter
mined not to take my eyes off his way
ward daughter. and thought it was
impossible to be constantly at her side,
still | hovered near enough to see every
motion on her part. What puzzled me
most was the fact that, contrary to our
expectation, she made no motion to
leave the parlors. 1t was long past
o'clock. The dancers had tired them
selves out and were scattered here and
there in the dressing rooms, or stood
wrapped and ready to make their
adieux The time had come, if at all,
when the elopement would be attempt
ed, gradually approached Miss Phil
pot, but crowd ofpeople were around
her.
''Carriage for the Misses Fenton.
carriage for Colonel Bellairs. car
riage for Mr.. Parkinson and ladies,
cried a number of voices at once, and
a stream of people streamed down the
broad steps. Miss Philpot languidly
advanced into the hall. / followed
closely. She was without the prescrib-
ed dark wrap and the tuberoses. She
seemed not to have the slightest idea
of running with Mr.. Pllkins. Was it
all mistake of the majors excited
fancy after all? could not help but
think so. Still, 1 waited. Miss Phil
brook lifted her head and glanced caus-
ually in my direction. The stream of
people melted away from before her.
AS | pushed my way through the crowd
into the broad hall, she STEPPED near the
wide open door. A roll of carpet had
been laid down the steps and across
the pavement / worked my way to-
ward her, determined to keep her
within reaching distance. AT that mo-
ment a barouche dashed up, and haltgd
suddenly opposite Miss Philpot.
Carriage for Catherwood, the door
opened, as if by magic-a tail form
sprang out.
Miss Philpot glided for ward. At that
instant recognized Mr.. Pillkins.
mo, you don't" said /, clutching at
Miss Philpot's flowing robe. as she
flew towards him. The filmy dress
gave way in my hands; tue carriage
door closed upon her white figure and
the driver put whip to the horses. A
hack stood next in line.
Fifty dollars to you if you follow
and overtake that carriage | yelled
to the driver and jumped into the We
hIcle
We tore down the street like mad
leaving Major Ppilpot standing at his
deserted home filing the night air
with imprecations. The flight and
the pursuit had taking place in much
less time than it takes to tell it now.
1t had been almost instantaneous in its
quickness, and | did not like to be
baked al this stage in the game.
Where now was revenge, and where,
too, where my hundred dollars? Come
what would. 1 determined at all haz-
ards to overtake the runaway
LAY on the whip" cried to my
driver.
'sThe horses are in dead run, he
answered back. "We amt more than
half block behind Mr.. Pillkins.u .
Then you recognized PillkinsPp
''Oh, yes. y
Keep 'em ir sight. and if they stop
at any place, increas your speed and
catch up with them. .
We raced down Broad street, turned
the corner Of Fourth. and headed for
the river.
Where can that internal fellow be
goingp" / thought. watching anxious
ly the carriage as it dashed over the
road in advance of us. We chased
them for nearly an hour, when / per-
ceiyed that we were gaining percepti-
bly, The driver Of the barouche notic-
ed it and pulled up suddenly in the
middle Of the road
saI'd Ike TO knnw what the drna rntl